Transition to Professional Nursing Practice

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Credits 5. 3 Lecture Hours. 2 Other Hours. Course reflects content that will prepare senior students for transition of entry into practice. Theories and principles concerning human behavior in organizations, with emphasis on leadership roles encountered in professional nursing practice. Senior nursing students in collaboration with nursing faculty refine coordination of care for a diverse population of clients. A clinical practicum will focus on synthesizing and refining skills in the delivery and management of nursing care to various groups of clients. Concepts of clinical decision-making, and inter-professional dynamics are incorporated in the context of legal, ethical, and evidence-based practice. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in NURS 305 , NURS 306 or NURS 313 , NURS 307 or NURS 314 , NURS 315 , NURS 320 , NURS 411 , NURS 412 , and NURS 420 .